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Batting average on balls in play, ground balls and other such beasts (December 24, 2003)

Posted 11:29 a.m., December 24, 2003 (#1) - Voice of Unreason
Can you use LHB vs RHB as a rough approximation for speed? I suppose the distribution of batted balls doesn't even out.

One thing I'd like to put together is a graph of the infield to show how speed and location affect infield putouts. Start with some reasonable approximations for throw velocity and transfer (the time interval from fielding position to release), then start looking at ground ball velocities (too fast and the fielders have trouble covering the gaps, too slow and they can't reach the ball in time).

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